Waiters Race

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2204

Date Released

30 Aug 1971

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Tough Line for Crime
2. 2Miss Great Britain
3. 3Tinguely’s Machines
4. 4Sportacular ‘71
5. 5Edinburgh Sports
6. 6Waiters Race

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Waiters Race in Hungary. DESCRIPTION: A novel race in Hungary where forty waiters and waitresses took part in a competition to decide who was Budapest’s most skilful waiter. SHOTLIST: GV zoom out to reveal arena for waiters race shot at 12 frames per second approx. Zoom in as waiters pass through hurdle. MS ditto waiter passes through narrow gap - rings bell. MS waiter passes through low gap. MS waitress passes through door. MS waiters walk towards camera. MS waitress up steps walking between rows of bottles. CU waitress walks between bottles. MLS waiter walks over see saw. MS waitress through swing doors onto finish. MS winner (male) waiter - congratulated.

Keywords

Competitions

Locations

Budapest; Hungary

Footage sources

France

Card file number

97283

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

60

Story extras:

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